Big Bomb

July 3, 1985

NEWRY, NORTHERN IRELAND — Eighteen-hundred pounds of explosives packed in seven beer kegs, two dairy cans and a dozen fertilizer bags were defused Tuesday by a bomb disposal team that worked for eight hours. The bomb was in a car parked yards from the Newry police station. A senior police officer: ''I dread to think of the consequences had it gone off without warning.'' The station was attacked four months ago, and nine officers were killed. The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility.